Newsboy's horse racing selections for Monday's five meetings, including Beverley Nap
Newsboy believes his Nap, Ubetterseethis, can score at the second time of asking at Beverley in the 2.20, and he also rates Jeany Mat (2.55) in the following race on the East Yorkshire card
UBETTERSEETHIS is fancied to build on a promising start to his career at Pontefract last month by landing the EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (2.20) at Beverley.
Craig Lidster's juvenile didn't go unbacked at 10-1 when taking on eight opponents for a five-furlong novice stakes in West Yorkshire three weeks ago.
Racing in midpack during the early stages, Ubetterseethis and William Pyle made headway towards the lead passing the halfway stage and ran on strongly through the final furlong to go under by a head to Awraad.
With that experience under his belt, and a kind draw in stall two, Ubetterseethis should go one better.
In the following We Love A Bank Holiday Handicap (2.55), JEANY MAY has plenty going for her.
The daughter of Mayson rounded off 2024 with a first career success in a Nottingham nursery last November.
That victory came on soft ground but there was enough in Jeany May's return-to-action fourth to Barmyblade at Catterick Bridge last month to make her of interest on this quicker terrain.
Alex Jary's partner did best of the prominent racers in being beaten a head and two necks at the finish and, competing from the same British Horseracing Authority mount of 66, looks well capable of showing to the fore. Monday's selections KEMPTON PARK 1.30 PRIVATE AFFAIR 2.00 SPITZBERGEN 2.35 BIG GYPSY KING 3.10 GLAMOUR SHOW 3.45 UMBRIA 4.20 TELEPATHIC 4.55 VIRTUE PATIENCE 5.30 EL HIBRI WARWICK 2.05 BELLE LE GRAND 2.40 FINEST VIEW 3.15 GRANNY HAWKINS 3.50 HARRYS HOPE 4.25 CATCHIM 5.00 INDEMNITY BATH 2.15 BEAULD AS BRASS 2.50 SAFFRON DANDY 3.25 BLUESY MOON 4.00 SAVALAS 4.35 COMMANDING PRINCE 5.10 ZAPPATA 5.45 ANGLO SAXSON BEVERLEY 2.20 UBETTERSEETHIS (NAP) 2.55 JEANY MAY (NB) 3.30 LAST SHAMARDAL 4.05 NOISY MUSIC 4.40 KELDEO 5.15 GOING UNDERGROUND 5.50 REMARKABLE FLIGHT WINDSOR 2.30 TRIPLE DOUBLE A 3.05 VECU 3.40 VIRTUE TEMPERANCE 4.15 ZIGGY'S ARIEL 4.50 HAVANA PUSEY 5.25 KINGKEER 5.55 HARLINGTON DOUBLE: UBETTERSEETHIS and JEANY MAY
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